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HEIDI McINTOSH (Colorado Bar No. 48230) (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
STUART C. GILLESPIE (Colorado Bar No. 42861) (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Earthjustice, Rocky Mountain Office
633 17th Street, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
T: 303-996-9621
F: 303-623-8083
hmcintosh@earthjustice.org
sgillespie@earthjustice.org
Counsel for the Tohono O’odham Nation,
the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and the Hopi Tribe
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, et al.,
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Federal Defendants,
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Rosemont Copper Company,
Defendant-Intervenor. )
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Center for Biological Diversity, et al.,
Plaintiff,

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No. 4:17-cv-00475-TUC-JAS [Lead]
No. 4:17-cv-00576-TUC-JAS (C)
No. 4:18-cv-00189-TUC-JAS (C)
Judge: James A. Soto
TRIBES’ MOTION FOR
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

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Pursuant to F.R.C.P. 65, the Tohono O’odham Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and
Hopi Tribe (collectively the “Tribes”) respectfully request a preliminary injunction to
prevent the Rosemont Copper Company (“Rosemont”) from undertaking any ground-

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disturbing activities approved by the Forest Service in its June, 2017 Record of Decision

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or pursuant to Rosemont’s March 20, 2019 revised Mine Plan of Operations.

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The Tribes have established that they meet all four prongs of the preliminary

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injunction test, as demonstrated in the attached Memorandum in Support of Motion for

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Preliminary Injunction and supporting declarations. Specifically, they have demonstrated

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(1) a likelihood of success on the merits; (2) that they are likely to suffer irreparable harm

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in the absence of injunctive relief; (3) that the balance of equities favors an injunction;

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and (4) that an injunction is in the public interest. Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc.,

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555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Alternatively, they have raised “‘serious questions going to the

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merits’” and that the equitable factors weigh in their favor. All. for the Wild Rockies v.

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Cottrell, 632 F.3d 1127, 1135 (9th Cir. 2011). Accordingly, the Court should issue a

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preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo and prevent harm to irreplaceable

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cultural and natural resources pending a final decision on the merits.

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Respectfully submitted this 15th day of May, 2019,
/s/ Heidi McIntosh
Heidi J. McIntosh (CO Bar No. 48230)
(admitted pro hac vice)
Stuart C. Gillespie (CO Bar No. 42861)
(admitted pro hac vice)
Earthjustice
633 17th Street, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
sgillespie@earthjustice.org
cmiller@earthjustice.org

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Phone: (303) 996-9616
Fax: (720) 550-5757
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Tohono O’odham Nation;
Pascua Yaqui Tribe; and Hopi Tribe

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on May 15, 2019, I electronically transmitted the foregoing and all
attachments to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of
a Notice of Electronic Filing to all CM/ECF registrants.
/s/ Heidi McIntosh

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